dosankodebbie's etegami notebook: May 2013

Sunday, April 14, 2013

etegami newsletter-- may 2013 issue

The May issue of the Etegami Fun Club newsletter is out! Along with a thought-provoking quote from Kunio Koike, the founder of the modern etegami movement, this issue has sections about Etegami Get-Well cards, Frequently Asked Questions, and reader responses to the topic "What Attracted You to Etegami?"

If you signed up for it and can't find it in your email box, please check your spam/junk folder. If you still can't find it, let me know. If you are interested in signing up, send your request and email address to dosankodebbie (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) jp The newsletter is free and only two pages long, so you don't need to worry that it will be burdensome to read. :)

what is etegami?

Etegami (e= "picture"; tegami= "letter/message") are simple drawings accompanied by a few apt words. They are usually done on postcards so that they can be easily mailed off to one's friends. Though etegami has few hard-and-fast rules, traditional tools and materials include writing brushes, sumi ink, blocks of water-soluble, mineral-based pigments called gansai, and washi postcards that have varying degrees of "bleed." They often depict some ordinary item from everyday life, especially items that bring a particular season to mind.